“We have doubled down on division and we have retreated from resolution . . . The resolution is what makes democracy work.” The host of the national news program “1A” discusses journalism’s role in healing our national divide.

Join the Spokane County Library and Spokane Storytelling League for stories about the difficult, distinct circumstances of the Great Depression. Plus: events with the Washington State Poet Laureate and Speakers Bureau presentations all around the state.

Taranath presents The World in Washington: An Exploration of Literature and Our Lives in Lynnwood Tuesday (Oct. 8). Also check out Speakers Bureau presentations, Think & Drinks, and other events all around the state.